Should We Be Paying More Attention To Musk's Fascination With AI? - CleanTechnica

The article from CleanTechnica explores Elon Musk’s deepening focus on artificial intelligence through his company xAI and its integration with his broader business empire, including Tesla and the social media platform X. Musk envisions a central AI intelligence layer that will drive monumental successes across his ventures, aiming to leverage AI to transform industries and significantly increase Tesla’s market value from about $1.1 trillion to $8.5 trillion over the next decade. This ambitious plan is tied to Musk’s $10 billion compensation package, which requires him to meet stringent market capitalization and operational milestones while remaining actively involved in Tesla’s leadership. A key strategic move highlighted is the merger of xAI with X, valuing the AI company at $80 billion and the social media platform at $33 billion. This merger allows xAI’s chatbot, Grok, to access a vast, real-time dataset of human interactions from social media, distinguishing it from other AI systems trained on curated data. Grok is already integrated into Tesla’s